WRIC 8News - Richmond, VA
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Description

Take the 8News team with you everywhere you go. The WRIC 8News mobile app is your on-the-go source for local news, breaking news, weather and local sports for all of Central Virginia. The weather features include live radar and satellite imagery, "hour by hour" forecasts, "8-day" forecasts, tropical storm tracking and more.

Features:- Navigate easily through local news and information that's important to you- Stay informed of breaking news with 8News alerts- View local news videos embedded within stories or at full screen- Understand how weather will affect you with local forecasts, radar, maps and video- Help shape local coverage by submitting photos and news tips through iReport8.- Easily share interesting articles via e-mail and social media platforms.

What’s New

Version History

40.30.410039696

Jul 3, 2018

We have been reworking and polishing the app to make it faster and more customizable. There is new ability to customize what alerts you receive. Keep an eye out for that feature as it appears within the app!

40.29.630037566

May 15, 2018

We have been reworking and polishing the app to make it faster and more customizable. There is new ability to customize what alerts you receive. Keep an eye out for that feature as it appears within the app!

40.28.190036506

Apr 20, 2018

We have added support for iPhone X! While reworking some parts of the app we fixed and polished the navigation, video player and photo galleries.

14.24.21

Aug 31, 2017

All new designBug fixes

5.22.1

Apr 27, 2017

* Increased app stability.* Minor bug fixes.

5.21.1

Apr 18, 2017

- Displays more embedded content in articles, such as social media posts, maps, and streaming video.- You can delete messages in the Message Center.- Increased app stability.- Minor bug fixes.

5.17.3

Jun 29, 2016

- New ways to get push notifications based on your favorite locations- New Message Center shows you the recent push notifications- Added radar to the main weather page- New live video player for better performance- Various fixes for iPad bugs

5.17.1

Jun 17, 2016

- New ways to get push notifications based on your favorite locations- New Message Center shows you the recent push notifications- Added radar to the main weather page- New live video player for better performance- Various fixes for iPad bugs

5.16.1

May 4, 2016

- You can now choose up to 8 different types of alerts. Go to More > Settings > Notifications to pick your push alerts!- Full-screen ads no longer appear right away.- App opens faster.- Less chance of seeing a message about "article not available".- At the end of an article, you'll see more articles to read.- Improved ability for push alerts to open specific pages.- Various minor visual enhancements and bug fixes.

5.16

Apr 27, 2016

- You can now choose up to 8 different types of alerts. Go to More > Settings > Notifications to pick your push alerts!- Full-screen ads no longer appear right away.- App opens faster.- Less chance of seeing a message about "article not available".- At the end of an article, you'll see more articles to read.- Improved ability for push alerts to open specific pages.- Various minor visual enhancements and bug fixes.

5.15

Mar 15, 2016

- Tapping the header logo now returns you to the home page- The station contact form is easier to use- Improved layout of the weather page on iPad- Improved performance of live video players- Prevents multiple full-screen ads from appearing at a time- Other minor aesthetic changes

5.14.1

Feb 9, 2016

- Users can set a Quiet Time for push alerts in Settings- Users can customize their own location for weather forecast and current conditions in Settings- Weather page redesign- Improved handling of missing images- Support for in-app messaging- Audio now plays regardless of the position of the mute switch- Removing support for iOS7- Add support for 3D Touch- Fix for iPad weather settings- Bug fixes for greater stability

5.14

Feb 1, 2016

- Users can set a Quiet Time for push alerts in Settings- Users can customize their own location for weather forecast and current conditions in Settings- Weather page redesign- Improved handling of missing images- Support for in-app messaging- Removing support for iOS7- Bug fixes for greater stability

5.11

Nov 5, 2015

- Bottom of articles no longer vibrate at bottom of scroll.- Alerts for severe weather and closings now appear at the top of the home page in a banner.- Breaking news banners appear throughout the app.- Landscape mode is enabled on weather image galleries allowing an expanded view of images.- Images in weather galleries now appear in specified order.- Landscape videos will hide the ad so the video controls appear.- Drop-down menu navigation from header logo has better contrast for easier reading.- When a push alert is tapped for an article that is no longer in the original section, an error message will appear.- Numerous improvements in handling errors and exceptions.

5.10

5.9.2

Sep 1, 2015

- Badge alerts now clear upon opening the app- You can see the notification status in Settings- Push notifications can now go to pages other than articles- Many more options to share articles by using the native iOS interface - Articles will refresh with latest details by swiping left or right- Images and captions in article body are resized to better fit the screen- New interactive radar with increased accuracy and more layer options- Improved error handling to avoid crashes- Dozens of bug fixes

5.9

Aug 20, 2015

- You can see the notification status in Settings- Push notifications can now go to pages other than articles- Untapped notifications remain in notification center for your convenience- Many more options to share articles by using the native iOS interface - Articles will refresh with latest details by swiping left, right, or pulling down- Images and captions in article body are resized to better fit the screen- New interactive radar with increased accuracy and more layer options- Improved error handling to avoid crashes- Dozens of bug fixes

5.3

Apr 10, 2015

Completely new app

4.11.5

Oct 7, 2014

iOS 8 Location Updates

4.11.0

Sep 29, 2014

iOS 8 Bug Fixes

Jul 3, 2018

Version 40.30.410039696

We have been reworking and polishing the app to make it faster and more customizable. There is new ability to customize what alerts you receive. Keep an eye out for that feature as it appears within the app!

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5

790 Ratings

790 Ratings

MidniteFallynStar
,11/01/2017

Always on top all events and weather

Can always rely on 8 news when it comes to all events and weather. No one can top them. Been a channel 8 news watcher since I was young. Keep up the great work😃. Still on top of everything! Keep up great work!

MidniteFallynStar
,11/01/2017

Always on top all events and weather

Can always rely on 8 news when it comes to all events and weather. No one can top them. Been a channel 8 news watcher since I was young. Keep up the great work😃. Still on top of everything! Keep up great work!

Gary2310
,09/13/2017

8 news app, older version easier

Well I haven't finished exploring all areas. I'm disappointed with the weather part the older version was so much easier to navigate. Things like humidity and dew point was easy to find, the newest version humidity is buried and it takes a while to get to, forget trying to find Dew Point! Wish they would change that.

Gary2310
,09/13/2017

8 news app, older version easier

Well I haven't finished exploring all areas. I'm disappointed with the weather part the older version was so much easier to navigate. Things like humidity and dew point was easy to find, the newest version humidity is buried and it takes a while to get to, forget trying to find Dew Point! Wish they would change that.

Fox Top
,09/17/2018

Ruined it

This was a good app that I used often. Especially liked the map weather feature. Now that’s gone. App not as user friendly. Can’t choose what to see first. More ads and poor map feature. Very disappointed. Won’t be using this app anymore.

Fox Top
,09/17/2018

Ruined it

This was a good app that I used often. Especially liked the map weather feature. Now that’s gone. App not as user friendly. Can’t choose what to see first. More ads and poor map feature. Very disappointed. Won’t be using this app anymore.